It is if its a functional car. It isnt if it is not. We have no definitive proof that the car on stage was actually functional and not just a shell for the stunt. Track record of Elons announcement style gives me no reason to just trust.
It is not a real car. There is a screen shot floating around that shows a zoom in of the bottom and it looks like a mock up on a ladder frame. You can see the frame in the meme pboto.
My assumption is that rhe car was just a shell for everything else. No suspension visible on the landing or anything which certainly the car (fully built functional with everything claimed) is weighty enough to have resulted in some kind of movement. But instead it moves like a brick. Â
That -could- be argued because of everything else... but then it would barely be driveable anywhere in the real world and would be thwarted by a really costly speed bump or an imperfect road.
So I stick to what's the most logical. That its a concept car missing a lot of things to make it a production vehicle in any capacity. That it is just there as a frame and shell to wow people with thrusters and buy Elon a few more years of holding on to people's reservation buy-in and avoid more bad press for the delays it has had to launch.
It feels like showing me a slice of cheese as proof that a sandwich exists and will eventually be served 10+ years after ordering.
Itâs clear that youâre trying to be pedantic and itâs off-putting. If you donât know how to google flying as a definition, thatâs on you mate.
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u/TriiCop 3d ago
Look regardless if you hate Elon or not this is actually seriously fucking impressive